Cost of Living Comparison Between Sarawak and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sarawak and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Sarawak is 32% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sarawak is 28.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.43 MYR 14.48

$11.99 MX$227

-71.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.12 MYR 80.6

$42.47 MX$803

-54.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.41 MYR 22.82

$10.47 MX$198

-48.33%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.86

$3.6 MX$68.2

-21.94%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 MYR 3.06

$1.44 MX$27.16

-49.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.54

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.58 MYR 31.98

$3.09 MX$58.5

145.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.29 MYR 34.97

$4.58 MX$86.6

81.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.95

$1.38 MX$26.04

36.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.32

$1.85 MX$34.9

-44.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.46

$1.57 MX$29.68

-17.83%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.55 MX$48.3

-17.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$8.61 MX$163

71.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.79

$8.54 MX$161

-70.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.3 MYR 39.21

$10.98 MX$208

-15.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.9 MYR 12.23

$2.72 MX$51.4

6.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.36

$1.51 MX$28.57

Oranges (1kg)

$2.49 MYR 10.51

$1.88 MX$35.63

32.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.83

$2.19 MX$41.42

-36.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 5.19

$1.87 MX$35.3

-34.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.43

$2.19 MX$41.37

-41.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 MYR 4.43

$1.07 MX$20.23

-1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 MYR 2.81

$1.09 MX$20.64

-38.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.69

$3.96 MX$74.9

6.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.1 MYR 67.9

$8.86 MX$167

81.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 MYR 11.58

$1.72 MX$32.53

59.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 MYR 12.33

$2.61 MX$49.37

11.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 3.07

$0.52 MX$9.74

40.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12 MYR 50.6

$26.59 MX$503

-54.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 5.11

$3.24 MX$61.2

-62.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 MYR 4.2

$2.38 MX$44.94

-57.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.74 MYR 24.21

$3.11 MX$58.7

84.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.98

$1.31 MX$24.85

-64.12%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.6K MYR 150.1K

$30.3K MX$573K

17.43%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.9K MYR 130.2K

$24K MX$453.6K

28.65%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$43.74 MYR 184

$84.2 MX$1,592

-48.08%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.91 MYR 37.56

$22.14 MX$419

-59.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.62 MYR 125

$30.14 MX$570

-1.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.06 MYR 156

$52 MX$983

-28.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.87 MYR 24.76

$18.72 MX$354

-68.64%

Cinema Ticket

$5.05 MYR 21.3

$5.07 MX$95.9

-0.39%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$185 MYR 782

$200 MX$3,787

-7.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,866 MYR 29K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

28.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$37 MYR 156

$35.74 MX$676

3.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.29 MYR 161

$39.8 MX$753

-3.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MYR 334

$79 MX$1,493

0.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.9 MYR 240

$88.4 MX$1,671

-35.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$328 MYR 1,383

$965 MX$18.3K

-66.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,162

$474 MX$8,968

-41.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$511 MYR 2,155

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-69.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$355 MYR 1,496

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-70.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,740 MYR 7,338

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-43.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,159 MYR 4,888

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-84.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$409 MYR 1,725

$792 MX$15K

-48.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.42

-64.36%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sarawak: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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